VILLAGE OF EXETER

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Friday, December 28, 2012

Jennifer (Styskal) Faust found a copy of a video taping of the Exeter Centenial Parade. Click here to go to youtube to view the Exeter Centenial Parade Video. Thank you Jennifer for sharing this treasure!

Saturday, December 22, 2012

I grew up in Exeter during the 1950s, '60s, and '70s but
left Exeter for college and then a life in Illinois. In July 2012, I visited
Dayton, Ohio, to attend a theater festival. My partner had submitted a play
script in Dayton Playhouse's annual play contest and was one of six finalists.
At a reception for the playwrights, I met another contest finalist and his
wife, Gretchen, who had come from Houston. While chatting with them, I
mentioned that I grew up in Nebraska. Gretchen asked what part of the state I
was from, and when I told her my hometown was near Lincoln, she asked the name
of the town. I told her "Exeter."

"Oh, Exeter," she said. "Some of my family
were from there."

I said, "What a coincidence," thinking she must
be mistaken or she's kidding. I've lived outside Nebraska for more than thirty
years and have only rarely met anyone who has even heard of Exeter.

I didn't pursue the subject with Gretchen then, and the
conversation went to other things.

But later in the weekend, I met Gretchen again and asked
the name of her family members from Exeter. She said the name was Larimer and
that her grandfather and great aunt grew up in Exeter in the early part of the
twentieth century. A little later, during the intermission of a play, I called
my mother, Exeterite Bernie Larsen, who checked her copy of the EHS alumni
directory. Sure enough, two Larimers graduated from the high school: Peter in
1905 and Alma in 1910.

When the playwrights and their partners gathered for
dinner that evening, I told Gretchen what I had discovered. She was touched,
and since then we've kept in touch. I recently sent her a postcard of the
Exeter neon sign, and she emailed me, saying she had discovered the
villageofexeter.com website, calling it her favorite site about Exeter. She
especially enjoyed the stories about the Gentry family. And so did I. Thanks
for a great way to keep in touch with all things Exeter.

Wayne Larsen

Murphysboro, Illinois

Thanks Wayne for sharing - glad you like the site. Thank you for sending in your great story about what a special place Exeter is.

Friday, December 21, 2012

The Village of Exeter recently transported its entire grass
dump pile and had it spread out on a nearby field. The pile in the
picture is four days of a village employee pulling out the large chunks that
were in the grass that was spread out that are obviously not grass, but were
dumped by residents in the grass pile. Chunks of concrete, pieces of
signs, lots of large sticks and even a license plate were found in the
pile. The pile is for GRASS only.

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

The Exeter-Milligan Junior- Senior High Christmas Program
was held Thursday evening in the Exeter gymnasium.

The Junior High Choir opened the evening performing “Deck
the Hall” and “The First Noel” which was accompanied by Jordyn Brandt and Ella
Wilkins.The Junior High then gathered
their instruments and played two band numbers, “Winter Fantasy” and “Rockin’
Around the Christmas Tree.”

A special duet was performed by seniors Ashley and Meghan Miller,
“Hark! The Herald Angels Sing,” before the Senior High Choir was joined by the
group Friends of Vocal, a group of selected Junior High choir members.The group sang “La Loo, La Low.”

The five members of the Senior High Choir performed “Do You
Hear What I Hear,” and “Sankta Lucia” with a special introduction by Madeleine
Ensrud, a foreign exchange student from Norway who traditionally sings the song
in Swedish each Christmas season as her father is from Sweden.

The Senior High Band did an outstanding job performing “’Handel’
For Christmas,” “Let It Snow! Let It Snow Let It Snow!” and “Winter Wonderland”
before the Junior High band joined them to accompany the audience participation
number “Christmas Sing Along.” (pictured below)

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

First National
Bank in Exeter recently announced that they would be changing their name to
Generations Bank as of December 17th.

According to
President Alan Emshoff, “The only change that our customers will notice is our
name change, a new sign on the front of the bank and a new logo.”

The bank
transitioned from a national charter to a state charter which required
eliminating the use of national in the name of the bank, “We chose the name
“Generations Bank” as a way to honor past generations of our customers,
recognize the current generation and to continue the tradition of real
community banking for the next generation.”

Generations
Bank has been serving members of the area since 1934, and “we intend to
continue to do so for generations to come,” according to Emshoff.

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VOLLEYBALL2009 - State Champions

2010 - State Champions

2011 - Runner Up at State Tournament

2012 - State Champions

2014 - Third place at State Tournament

2015 - State Champions

2016 - Third place at State Tournament

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Exeter Village Marshal

How do you get police help in Exeter? First call the Exeter Village Marshal Line. Listen to the message. It tells you. . . You have reached the Exeter Village Marshal's office and are unable to take your call at this time. If you have an EMERGENCY - hang up and DIAL 911 or call the Fillmore County Sheriff's Department at 402-759-4441. If you are looking for the Exeter Village Clerk, that number is 402-266-3051 or you can leave a message and the next available marshal will get back to you. ******Please DO call 911 if it is an emergency. If you have a loose dog caught you can call the Village Office to see if someone is available to take care of it********

Tin Cans: These are most of the canned goods on your pantry shelves. Preparations: Rinse, labels can be left on. Flatten gallon or large cans .

#2 Plastic (HDPE) This is a harder colored or white plastic is not clear. Examples: milk and water jugs, laundry detergents, shampoo, coffee, some yogurt, margarine & cottage cheese containers. Check the bottom number to be sure Preparations: rinse and discard lids, crush large containers

#1 Plastic (PETE) All plastic bottles that contain liquids consumed by humans are packaged in clear or colored # 1 PETE plastic bottles. Some other food such as catsup and salad dressing may also be this type but you must check the bottom number to be sure. Examples: pop, cranberry juice, sports drinks, liquor Preparations: rinse and discard lids

What NOT to do! Please do not use this trailer as your garbage dump! Items must be clean and properly sorted or the recycling company will not accept the items. DO NOT throw in bags, boxes, string or other “holders” along with the recycling items.